- (a) A birthing facility, through a program certified by the department under Section 47.004, shall offer the parents of a newborn a hearing screening for the newborn for the identification of hearing loss. The screening shall be offered during the birth admission, and the parents shall be informed that information may be provided to the department upon their written consent.
- (b) The department or the department's designee shall approve program protocols.
- (c) The department may maintain data and information on each newborn who receives services under a program.
- (d) The department shall ensure that intervention is available to families for a newborn identified as having hearing loss and that the intervention is managed by state programs operating under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.).
- (e) The department shall ensure that the intervention described by Subsection (d) is available for a newborn identified as having hearing loss through the time the child is an infant.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.